"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." One of the simplest ways to start reducing your plastic footprint is by drinking from a reusable water ...

Over the past decade, it's come to light that plastic recycling is mostly bogus – essentially a marketing scheme crafted by the oil industry. (Raw plastic materials come from fossil fuel production.) ...

Throwing your plastic bottles in the recycling bin may make you feel good about yourself, or ease your guilt about your ...

After draining a water bottle, it might be tempting to fill it back up from the tap without a second thought. But can you really reuse plastic water bottles? Plastic bottles don't seem to be going ...

Myth: Plastic bottles can't be recycled; Fact: Water bottles can be recycled approximately 6 times – but only 3 in 10 make it into a recycling bin "There's a big misconception that plastic can't be ...

Exclusive: Cove has developed a fiber-based bottle platform that is designed to be recycled like paper. They plan to make ...

If you live in one of the 10 U.S. states with a bottle deposit program, you’re probably familiar with the idea of feeding your empty plastic bottles or aluminum cans into a machine and getting a few ...

Certain single-use plastics may soon be banned in the City of Santa Barbara. Items include small plastic water bottles, mylar balloons, plastic confetti, and other disposables that harm the ...

In Eagle County, we pride ourselves on setting high standards for sustainability and environmental stewardship. However, as the Vail Town Council considers implementing a ban on the retail sale of ...

When runners cross the finish line at the upcoming Bank of America Chicago Marathon, they won’t get plastic single-use water bottles. Instead, they’ll get aluminum ones made by Culligan International, ...

In Seattle, as in most cities around the country, there are a number of items that you aren’t supposed to put in the curbside recycling bin: bubble wrap, for instance, or multilayer plastic packaging ...